Italian rider Franco Pellizotti was found guilty of doping and banned for two years Tuesday in a landmark victory for cycling's blood profiling program. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that evidence of blood doping was confirmed in Pellizotti's biological passport profile. He was stripped of all his race results since May 2009.

Ivan Basso secured his second Giro d'Italia cycling victory in Sunday's concluding individual time trial. His first major title since a two-year doping ban, Basso took the overall lead on Stage 19 and beat David Arroyo Duran by almost two mintues overall.

Alberto Contador all but sealed his second Tour de France title Saturday, keeping the yellow jersey after a punishing mountain ride in the next-to-last stage. And almost certain to join him on the podium is Lance Armstrong.